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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucky Day Lotto Promotions" <luckyday_int_lottopromo@msn.com>
Reply-To: winningcare_uklottery2006@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:50:18 +0000
Subject: CONGATULATIONS YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED A WINNER!!!

UK Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304
                                     FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

Greetings to you,
 
We are pleased to inform you of the result of our computer random selection for the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY  International program held on 14th February,2006 .Your email address, attached to ticket number 205-11465886-629, with serial number 3772-99 drew the lucky numbers 7-14-17-23-31-44, and consequently won the lotto in the "A" category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £250,000.00 (two hundred & Fifty Thousand Pounds sterling only) in cash credited to file :Ref.No LDL/2311786008/01
 
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: LDL/2311786008/01
Batch Number: 14/011/IPD
Ticket Number: 205-11465886-629
 

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your £250,000.00 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To claim your prize, please contact the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PAYMENT CENTRE  Agent Mrs.Cindy Adams and provide with your winning numbers and details below for verification process, this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Congratulations once again while urging you to contact your claim agent as soon as possible.
FIDUCIARY AGENT
OVER SEAS CLAIM UNIT
MRS CINDY ADAMS
EMAIL : wining_info@uknation.co.uk
Please send this details along with your winning numbers to address above.
YOUR DETAILS
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. John Moore
Online coordinator/Announcer for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY

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